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Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Feb.)
Sisters Meredith and Nina are reunited by the impending death of their father, who persuades their chilly mother to retell the Russian fairy tale she used to lull them with as children – but to tell it in full. Hence they learn of her suffering during Russia’s terrible 20th century.
Worst Case by James Patterson (Feb.)
Wealthy New York children are being kidnapped by a psychopath who asks them whether they understand the price others pay for their lavish lifestyle. A badly considered answer means certain death.
Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich (Feb.)
Famed artist Gil paints intimate and ultimately intrusive portraits of his wife, Irene, who is further shocked to discover that he is secretly reading her diary and starts filling it in with lies.
Bravo, Valentine by Adriana Trigiani (Feb.)
Valentine Roncalli is back, fighting with her brother for creative control of the Angelini Shoe Company. Then she rediscovers a family shoe design and secrets start to spill.
Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop (Feb.)
When teenaged Liz runs away, her mother writes her a letter about her own adolescent troubles, from Catholic boarding school to the boyfriend who went to Vietnam.
The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell (Feb.)
Nineteen people have been killed in a Swedish village, including Judge Birgitta Roslin’s grandparents. Soon Roslin discovers the diary of a family member who managed Chinese workers slaving to build America’s transcontinental railroad.
Last Snow by Eric Van Lustbader (Feb.)
Why is a U.S. senator who was supposed to be in Ukraine found dead on the isle of Capri? And why must Jack McClure, charged with investigating, also be responsible for rogue Russian agent Annika Dementieva and First Daughter Alli Carson?
Matthew’s Story: The Jesus Chronicles by Tim LaHaye (Feb.)
How tax collector Levi became the Matthew we know from the New Testament.
Split Image: A Jesse Stone Novel by Robert Parker (Feb.)
First a low-level mobster is killed. And then a big, bad crime guy. Thank goodness Jesse Stone has Sunny Randall around to help him on this case.
Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb (Feb.)
The founder of a computer-gaming giant enters his private playroom to do a little faux sword fighting and locks the door behind him. You know what happens next. NYPSD lieutenant Eve Dallas is puzzled, and her husband (also inn computer gaming) is a suspect.
Black Hills by Dan Simmons (Feb.)
Sixty years after fighting at Custer’s Last Stand and still haunted by the general’s ghost, a Sioux named Paha Sapa is working as a dynamiter on the Mount Rushmore project and planning to put the past to rest – on the very day that FDR will be visiting the site.
What Color is Your Parachute? By Richard N. Bolles
A best seller for 40 years, this annual guide gives great advice on choosing a suitable career, as well as how to find a job.
Catalyst: A Tale of the Barque Cats by Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Jan.)
Join forces in the first of a two-book series, set in a world where cats are valued as much for their hard work as for their companionship. The telepathic “Barque Cats” travel aboard space ships, where they sniff out oxygen leaks and other problems.
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer (Feb.)
The death of nurse Jillian Coates’s sister and the disappearance of a fellow soldier from the Gulf War front drive Palmer’s latest medical-themed novel.
Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David Dosa, M.D. (Feb.)
This beautifully written memoir centers on Oscar, s seemingly ordinary house cat with the ability to sense when nursing home patients are within hours of dying. Most of the patients under geriatrician Dosa’s care are in the final stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, and depictions of Oscar’s interactions with them take us into the difficult world faced by their families, friends, and caregivers.
Silk Parachute: Essays by John McPhee (March)
McPhee is always excellent, but his essay “Silk Parachute,” published ten years ago in The New Yorker, is his most anthologized piece.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult (March)
A young boy with Asperger’s Syndrome is falsely accused of murder.
Big Girl by Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of an unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family.
Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and why Suicide bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life by Frances Mayes (March)
The woman who singlehandedly started the travel-memoir craze returns with more on her life in Tuscany, including her purchase and renovation of a new house in a 13th century village.
Claiming Ground: A Memoir by Laura Bell (March)
Laura Bell finished college and made an unexpected career choice to herd sheep in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin. She found herself drawn to a life of solitude and immediately stuck out like a sore thumb, being the only woman in a community of men who were eccentrics or alcoholics or both. Over the years she became a cattle hand, forest ranger, masseuse, wife and mother to her husband’s two daughters. She experienced love and complete heartbreak.
Coming of the Storm: Book One of Contact: The Battle for America by W. Michael Gear & Kathleen O’Neal Gear (Feb.)
The prolific authors of Native American prehistoric sagas launch a new series that explores the clash of cultures that resulted from the early European explorations of America and boldly portrays the stark atrocities committed by de Soto following his 1539 landing in Florida.
The Silent Sea: A Novel of the Oregon Files by Clive Cussler (March)
On the look out for a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungles, Juan Cabrillo of the good ship Oregon finds something shocking that leads him to another discovery made on an island off the coast of Washington in the 1940s – and then to a Chinese curse hundreds of years old.
Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein (March)
Why does the victim of a shipwreck carrying human cargo have the same rose tattoo as a woman scandalously involved with a New York congressman? Sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper puts these two cases together.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (March)
After her mother’s death, 17-year-old Emily goes to live with her grandfather in Mullaby, NC, where the dead drop little notes and the wallpaper remakes itself daily.
Think Twice by Lisa Scottoline
Bennie and Alice are identical twins but the darkness in Alice’s soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that’s what Bennie believes until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin.
Knock ‘em Dead 2010: The Ultimate Job Search Guide by Martin Yate
This latest edition includes not only the newest job search techniques but also “Where the Jobs Are,” a section that lists the 30 top jobs for the future.
A Better Way of Dying: How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Live by Jeanne Fitzpatrick, M.D. & Eileen M. Fitzpatrick (Feb.)
An outstanding book by the Fitzpatrick physician-and-lawyer team that have seen the hazards experienced by those caught in the health-care system’s imperative to save a life at any cost. Case studies are used to highlight court challenges to the right to die and offer evidence that advance directives can be ignored. One’s right to a natural death through withholding therapies and basic services, especially in nursing homes, is described. Also outlined is the authors’ 5-step “compassion protocol” to help individuals know their options and make, communicate, and legally formalize personal decisions.
Caught by Harlan Coben (March)
A reporter who chases down sexual predators helps get a child advocate arrested. But when the advocate disappears, evidently victimized by vigilantes with more on their minds that justice, our reporter starts questioning her rush to judgment.
Know to Evil: A Leonid McGill Mystery by Walter Mosley (March)
Leonid McGill, Mosley’s latest protagonist, seems to have caught on – his first outing, The Long Fall, made several best sellers lists. So you’ll likely be interested in how he fares when city hall powerbroker Alfonse Rinaldo ask him to find a young woman.
Shattered by Karen Robards (March)
A lawyer who pays the rent by reviewing cold cases after her firm goes belly up discovers photographs of a family that went missing nearly three decades ago. Funny, but the toddler in the photos looks just like her. Her now boss gets interested. And you?
The Sheen on the Silk by Anne Perry (Mar.)
In the 13th century, one city stood between the Holy Roman Empire and the Holy Land: Constantinople. In a switch from her Victorian mysteries, Perry weaves a complex and richly layered tale against this exotic backdrop.
Fragile Beasts by Tawni O’Dell (March)
Their father’s sudden, violent death leaves two teenaged brothers devastated. Troubled Klint, a gifted athlete especially close to his dad, shared a love of baseball with him; artistic Kyle also shared this bond. When their mother, who had abandoned the boys, appears at the funeral, she demands they move to Arizona with her, leaving their Pennsylvania coal country roots; the boys voice strong protests. And then, somewhat on a dare, Candace Jack, a 70+ coal heiress, decides to raise the brothers. Rocky roads are ahead for the newly created “family,” but so are great re wards!
The Teaberry Strangler: A Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs (March)
A body in the alley ends Theodosia’s Dickensian-themed event to promote nearby shops and her teahouse in Childs’s 11th entry in the best-selling series.
Strawbale Home Plans by Wayne Bingham & Colleen Smith
Strawbale homes and buildings are beautiful and personal works of art constructed by hand. The idea of building with strawbale is appealing to many because of its energy efficiency, insulative qualities and organic nature. But the nitty-gritty of how to build with this alternative material often deters would-be strawbale aficionados. This book has practical information to guide you on a journey to constructing simply and naturally.
Deception: An Alex Delaware Novel
by Jonathan
Kellerman
Kellerman stalwart Milo Sturgis receives a DVD of a battered woman who accuses several fellow teachers at an exclusive private school of horrific sexual predation. Later she is found dead. Dependably creepy.
The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg (Apr.)
After 45 years, a woman attends her first high school reunion. We all remember high school so this story would stir up great discussion!
Nowhere to Run: A Joe Pickett Novel by C.J. Box (Apr.)
Finishing a job as temporary game warden in Baggs, Wyoming, Joe Pickett saddles up and rides out to investigate spooky doings in the hills. Soon he wishes he hadn’t!
The Aloha Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini (Apr.)
Winter having shut down the Elm Creek Quilt Camp, Bonnie finds herself in Hawaii helping set up a quilting retreat – and dealing with her troublesome ex.
The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery by Martha Grimes (Apr.)
Richard Jury heads to a remote village to investigate the murder of a woman identified as the local librarian – and a fancy city escort.
A River in the Sky by Elizabeth Peters (Apr.)
English adventurer Morley is hunting for the lost treasure of the Temple, and Amelia Peabody must stop him – he risks offending the three great religions in 1910 Palestine.
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows by Ann B. Ross (Apr.)
Sam, husband to Miss Julia, wants them both to attend a marriage enrichment class, but the psychologist leading the sessions is an unfortunate voice from Miss Julia’s past.
The Long Way Home by Robin Pilcher
Claire and her husband leave New York and fly to Scotland to care for Claries’ stepfather, Leo, who has had a stroke. But the situation gets complicated when Claire’s old flame becomes Leo’s caretaker.
The Walk by Richard Paul Evans (Apr.)
Like so many before him, once thriving ad executive Alan Christoffersen has lost everything, so he decides to walk across the country. This is the first in his new series.
Cat of the Century: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown (Apr.)
Aunt Tally celebrates turning 100, but a mysterious gift leading to her disappearance warrants some feline detective work in this 18th in the best-selling series by Brown and her cat coauthor.
God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours by Regina Brett (Apr.)
From a popular newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize finalist and already, hot, hot, hot on the Internet!
McKettricks of Texas: Tate by Linda Lael Miller (Feb.)
(This is the first in a projected trilogy that takes three McKettrick brothers, pairs them with the three Remington sisters, and lets the sparks fly.) A lot has happened since Tate McKettrick broke Libby Remington’s heart by marrying another – and regretting it. Now, he is divorced, the father of six-year-old twin girls, and responsible for running the Silver Spur Ranch – but he can’t forget his first love. Libby can’t forget Tate, either, but whether she’s willing to take a chance
with him is another matter entirely.
A Dead Hand by Paul Theroux
When Jerry Delfont, an aimless travel writer with writer’s block, receives a letter from an American philanthropist, Mrs. Merrill Unger, with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story.
The Shadow of Your Smile by Mary Higgins Clark (Apr.)
When husband Jonathan’s twin brother, Charles, is murdered, Olivia shares his grief. But, wait; was it really Charles who was murdered, or Jonathan?
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen (May)
This novel concerns tensions within a typical suburban family and small acts with big consequences!
Wrecked by Carol Higgins Clark
In this Regan Reilly mystery, Regan and her husband Jack join the Reilly clan for a simple family vacation on the Cape, but it turns out to be something quite different.
Laughed ‘Til He Died by Carolyn Hart (Apr.)
In her 20th “Death on Demand” mystery, multi-award winner Hart sets the youth rec center as a fatal hub, and Annie and Max Darling work to clear the director of three murders.
Stay a Little Longer by Dorothy Garlock
Dorothy Garlock tells the story of one woman’s journey to find the strength to rely on the kindness of a stranger
Eight Days to Live: An Eve Duncan Forensics Thriller by Iris Johansen (Apr.)
Members of a cult dating back to the time of Christ are perturbed by the haunted face painted by
The Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick (Apr.)
Griffin Winters thinks that he has inherited the madness often visited upon male descendants of Nicholas Winters, who created the powerful and mysterious Burning Lamp. Adelaide Pyne has the lamp, and she and Griffin are about to meet.
Holly Blues by Susan Wittig Albert (Apr.)
China Bayles’ PI husband is out of town when his ex-wife appears, bringing danger to China’s herb shop.
The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Apr.)
Trouble and death at a safari lodge lead Mma. Ramotswe and Mma. Makutsi to Botswana’s Okavango Delta in this 11th in the best-selling “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series.
This Body of Death: An Inspector Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George (May)
This latest novel has Inspector Lynley still on leave but is called back in to investigate a murder in a remote cemetery. Seems that his old team doesn’t trust the new boss.
Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci
Shaw and Katie James are reunited in a deadly duel of nerve and wits against a surprising enemy and led around the world at breakneck pace in this newest novel by David Baldacci.
Eve’s daughter, Jane, and plan to make her a sacrificial victim eight days hence.
9th Judgment by James Patterson
A deranged killer is targeting women and children and before Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women’s Murder Club can piece together the case, the killer forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line.
New Titles by Fern Michaels:
Game Over March) Book 17 in the “Sisterhood “Series
Exclusive (April) Book two in the “Godmothers” Series
Return to Sender (May)
Cross Roads (June)
Moon of Madness by Don Coldsmith
A new western title!
When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep by Sylvia Sellers-Garcia (Dec.)
Nitido Amán doesn’t know why his parents abandoned Guatemala for the United States, so why not travel to the little town he thinks was their home to find out? Being mistaken for the new priest helps with his plan (think what you can learn during confession), but eventually he’s led to some dark secrets.
Dark Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
Now appearing for the first time together, three of Sidney Sheldon’s number one bestselling novels – The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels, and Bloodline – are included in this celebratory collection.
A Question of Mourning by Arnie Martens
Another mystery from a South Dakota author! He sets his mystery in fictitious Clearwater, South Dakota where Kyle Snyder’s wife disappears, and with an overzealous detective leading the charge and the public ready to string him up, Kyle fights to stay free so that he can conduct his own investigation. But the secrets Kyle uncovers cause his greatest pain.
Armagedon’s Children by Terry Brooks
In this exciting first of a new fantasy trilogy, bestseller Brooks effortlessly conjures up the Tolkien-infused magic of his Shannara books with the urban, post apocalyptic world of the Word and Void series. The last surviving members of the Knights seek to keep the “balance of the world’s magic in check.”
Pale Horse by Bernard Cornwell
In this sequel to Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom, the Vikings have taken over most of England and the isolated English may be betrayed by a dispossessed nobleman raised by Danes.
White Road by John Connolly
A frightening new thriller that finds the troubled private eye Charlie Parker racing to unravel the brutal rape and murder of a Southern millionaire’s daughter.
In the Valley of Ancient Rain Gods by James Lee Burke (July)
Sheriff Hackberry Holland thought that keeping the peace in a sleepy little border town would be a good escape from a bad past until nine dead prostitutes are retrieved from the desert.
The Golden Mile by Martin Cruz Smith (March)
Investigator Renko is back, brooding over his job, chess prodigy Zhenya, and a kidnapped baby.
All Over the Map by Laura Fraser (Feb.)
Remember Fraser’s best-selling The Italian Affair? About the Parisian professor who helped her survive a nasty divorce? He dumped her – as they celebrated her 40th birthday, no less. Here she explains how she finally learned to live for herself.
Carved High by photographer Rodger Slott
South Dakota native and photographer Rodger Slott captures the different angles and moods of Mount Rushmore National Memorial’s architecture and landscape. Incorporating his photos, historic photos and historic quotes by Gutzon Borglum and others who worked on the mountain, this book is a keepsake of the spirit and vision that have made Mount Rushmore an American icon.
Nuggets to Neutrinos: The Homestake Story by Steven T. Mitchell
The book begins with the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1874 by members of the Custer Expedition which sparked a gold rush that helped precipitate the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. The famous Homestake Mine in Lead was located in April 1876 during the infancy of the gold rush and purchased in 1877 by George Hearst and other California capitalists. The gold production years are documented up through the 8,000-foot-deep underground mine being transformed into a science and engineering laboratory where scientists will conduct research on dark matter, astrophysics, double beta decay, and solar neutrinos.
61 Hours: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child (May)
A bus accident lands Reacher in a small South Dakota town, where a single witness is the only hope the police have to convict a brutal crime ring. In a place where no one can be trusted, one cop puts his faith in Reacher. In the middle of a deadly winter storm, a sleepy town is in the epicenter of a brutal struggle between order and chaos.
Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo (June)
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder covers a grisly case with seven in an Amish family dead.
Whisperers by John Connolly (July)
A small town, major criminals, supernatural suggestions, and an edgy detective Charlie Parker – seems like another good Connolly thriller!
Whiplash by Catherine Coulter (June)
Yale professor Edward Kender’s father is undergoing chemotherapy when a key drug runs dry. A little undercover investigation shows that the shortage has been induced – and it’s netting the company billions.
The Vigilantes: A Badge of Honor Novel by W.E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (June)
Bad guys are being murdered in Philadelphia, vigilante groups are claiming responsibility, the police doubt their claims, and the violence is escalating.
The Bourne Objective by Eric Van Lustbader (June)
Based on Robert Ludlum’s series, a Russian assassin Leonid Arkadin hunts Jason Bourne, and Bourne hunts Arkadin. This series will never die!
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith (July)
This new McCall Smith series is set in an apartment building in London’s Pimlico neighborhood and featuring….yes!....one smart dog!
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson (May)
Lisbeth Salander is in intensive care at a Swedish hospital and under guard – she’s accused of three murders. This is the conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the Girl Who Played with Fire.
Blue-Eyed Devil by Robert B. Parker (May)
Parker is keeping the iconic Western alive. Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back, facing down the town’s new sheriff, Amos Callico, who’s eyeing the governorship and is starting by shaking down local merchants for protection money.
Strip by Thomas Perry (May)
Strip club owner Manco Kapak has been robbed. His minions are fingering the wrong guy. Meanwhile, the thief and his girlfriend, too dumb to know not to rob a gangster type, are thinking that the crime life is fun!
The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard (May)
English teacher Jody Linder discovers that the man convicted of murdering her father is being released from prison and is returning to town with his attorney son to establish his innocence.
Fever Dream by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (May)
This is a tough case for Agent Pendergast; his wife has been murdered.
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Phillip Pullman (May)
Proclaimed atheist Pullman questions the events of the Gospels and puts forth his own tale. When rethinking classic stories, this is surely one of the most daring.
Storm Prey by John Sandford (May)
Investigator Lucas Davenport’s surgeon wife was witness to a robbery gone wrong at the hospital pharmacy where a pharmacist died and is now being targeted for murder.
Private Life by Jane Smiley (May)
Margaret Mayfield is finally getting married – to naval officer and respected scientist Capt. Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early, no less. Alas, he’s completely obsessed with his work, and by World War II – after decades of marriage – this obsession is becoming dangerous.
Innocent by Scott Turow (May)
Finally, a sequel to Presumed Innocent! Rusty Sabich’s wife has met a questionable death, which (once more) puts Rusty up against prosecutor Tommy Molto.
I’ll Mature When I’m Dead: Dave Barry’s Amazing Tale of Adulthood by Dave Barry (May)
If you know Barry, you’ll know that these original pieces on the joys of growing up are not prime examples of suave, sophisticated, adult humor.
Triumph: Life After the Cult – a Survivor’s Lessons by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer (May)
Life post-Escape, which related how Jessop, raised in the Fundamentalist church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, wriggled free with her eight children (one has since returned to the church).
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick (May)
Philbrick’s two previous books, Mayflower and then In the Heart of the Sea, were award winners as is The Last Stand is predicted to be.
Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse by James L. Swanson (May)
When Lincoln was assassinated, it was assumed that Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the mastermind. Swanson recounts the hunt for Davis even as Lincoln’s body was borne to its resting place. Manhunt, Swanson’s previous book about the assassination itself was a huge best seller and is slated for an eight-part HBO miniseries.
Days of Gold by Jude Devereaux
Jude Devereaux offers this sweeping historical romance that spans two continents and unites two people who are separated by class, wealth, and education.
The Burning Wire: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffrey Deaver (June)
Even as quadriplegic forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme undergoes treatment, he’s worrying about a killer who works through the energy grid.
Sizzling Sixteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich (June)
Bounty hunter Stephanie is chasing a particularly dangerous quarry. Will Lula’s troubles with a Madoff-like scam distract?
Lowcountry Summer: A Plantation Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank (June)
Caroline Wimbley Levine returns to Tall Pines Plantation in South Carolina and learns some surprising truths about her family. A sequel to best-selling Plantation.
As Husbands Go by Susan Isaacs (July)
Susie B. Anthony Rabinowitz Gersten is married to the perfect man – who is then found dead in the room of a second-string call girl. Now Susie is out to prove there’s something wrong with this picture.
Shadow Zone by Kris Johansen & Roy Johansen (July)
Submersible designer Hannah Bryson believes that she has discovered why the ancient city of Marinth collapsed, sending it way beneath the Atlantic waves. And it’s a shocking enough reason that she is being targeted by a killer.
The Devil Amongst the Lawyers: A Ballad Novel by Sharyn McCrumb
In 1934, lovely mountain girl Erma Morton stands accused of murdering her tyrannical father, and reporters descend on her small Virginia town in search of a sensational story. McCrumb finally has returned to her “Appalachian Ballad” series after eight years.
Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin (June)
What links the appeal of Sarah Woodruff (on death row for murdering lover John Finley), a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and a shootout years ago on a freighter that left only one survivor – who happened to be John Finley? Attorney Brad Miller, FBI agent Keith Evans, and private investigator Dana Cutler reunite to find out.
The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst (June)
In Parkhurst’s latest, celebrated novelist Octavia Frost has published a daring new work that rewrites the last chapters of her previous ones, deleting references to a family tragedy. Then her estranged rock-star son is accused of murder.
Private by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (June)
Having just inherited his father’s detective business, former CIA agent Jackson Morgan is tracking the killer of his best friend’s wife (and contemplating revenge) while engaging in an interoffice affair that could wreck everything. This story is soon to be a major network TV series.
Rules of Betrayal by Christopher Reich (July)
A 1980s crash of an American B-52 on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has repercussions today for a harried doctor whose wife, it seems, is a dangerous spy.
Sidney Sheldon’s After the Darkness by Sidney Sheldon & Tilly Bagshawe (June)
Grace’s mega-rich Wall Street husband goes sailing and never returns. Looks like he was involved in some nasty scam, and now Grace isn’t feeling so safe herself. (Bagshawe is continuing the late Sheldon’s stories.)
Live to Tell: A Detective D.D. Warren Novel by Lisa Gardner (July)
Gardner’s troubled and brilliant heroine, Sergeant Detective D. D. Warren, returns. Her case this time: an entire family wiped out in a seemingly senseless fit of violence. But to look closer is to see that the most devastating crimes are the ones closest to home, and solving them brings D. D. warren closer to the edge than she’s ever been before.
The Glass Rainbow: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke (July)
Dave Robicheaux is back in Louisiana’s New Iberia Parish, tracking a killer, when his best friend is charged with murder and his daughter gets involved in some shady business.
Work Song by Ivan Doig (June)
Doig picks up Morrie Morgan from 2006’s The Whistling Season and drops him down in 1919 Butte, Montana, where copper miners, mine owners, outside agitators, and colorful townsfolk all mix.
Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz (July)
Horror master Koontz’s serial re-creation of the Frankenstein legend!
Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs (Aug.)
When Temperance Brennan is asked to investigate a drowning death in Quebec, she discovers that the victim supposedly died in Vietnam in 1968. So whose remains are in his grave? And why are his dog tags tangled up with yet another set of newly discovered remains?
The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree by Susan Wittig Albert (July)
In the first in a new series from the bestselling Texas-based author of the China Bayles mysteries, the Darling Dahlias, a ladies’ garden club, establish their amateur-sleuth status in Depression-era Alabama.
Children’s Books
The Sable Queen by Brian Jacques
He appears out of thin air, and vanishes just as quickly. He is Zwilt the Shade, and he is evil. Yet he is no match for his ruler, Vilaya, the Sable Quean. Along with their hordes of vermin, these two have devised a plan to conquer Redwall Abbey.
Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye and Eona: The Last Dragoneye by Alison Goodman
The 2nd and 3rd books in this popular science-fiction series.
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builds a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.
2010-2011 Prairie Pasque Award Nominees:
There’s a Wolf at the Door by Zoe Alley
All Stations! Distress! by Don Brown
Bodies from the Ice by James Deem
A Curious Collection of Cats by Betsy Franco
Night of the Spadefoot Toads by Bill Harley
Mysterious Universe by Ellen Jackson
The Last Wild Place by Rosa Jordan
Way Up and Over Everything by Alice McGill
How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills
Boys of Steel by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Leanin’ Dog by K. A. Nuzum
Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park
When the Wolves Returned by Dorothy H. Patent
Mr. Wellington by David Rabe
Wanda Gag: the Girl Who Loved to Draw by Deborah Kogan ray
Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
In this new book in the best-selling series, Dog Days, takes Greg out of the school setting for first time. This is the story of the Heffley summer vacation.
Also in this Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
Would I Trade My Parents by Laura Numeroff
A young boy considers what is special about all of his friends’ parents, and realizes that his own are the most wonderful of all.
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old Peter Augustus Duchene goes to the market for fish and bread but spends it at the fortuneteller's tent instead. Seeking his long-lost sister, Peter is told, "You must follow the elephant. She will lead you there." And that very night at the Bliffenendorf Opera House, a magician's spell goes awry, conjuring an elephant that crashes through the ceiling and lands on Madam Bettine LaVaughn. Reading like a fable told long ago, with rich language that begs to be read aloud, this is a magical story about hope and love, loss and home, and of questioning the world versus accepting it as it is.
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
2010 Caldecott Award Winner
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
2010 Newberry Award Winner
Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson (March)
Max and her Flock are working for a food-distribution program in Africa, where they’re closely watched by the program’s benefactor and receive a dire warning: “The sky will fall.”
Note; Other “Maximum Ride” titles are heading for the big screen.
Someone Walks By: The Wonders of Winter Wildlife by Polly Carlson-Voiles
This 2009 winner of the Northeastern Minnesota Book award for children’s literature follows the tracks and the poetic narrative through the intricate cut-paper collage landscapes that reveal the details of the winter survival of animals.
Dragon Slippers, Dragon Flight and Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George